Fatal accident at Deep River Dyeing reported

RANDLEMAN — Emergency workers were called to Deep River Dyeing at 225 Poplar St. in Randleman to investigate reports of a fatality due to an industrial accident that occurred at 1:59 p.m. Friday.

The victim has been identified as Martin Soto Rodriguez, 61, of 627 Spring Haven Drive in Randleman.

Rodriguez had worked at Deep River Dyeing since March 2010. Randleman Police Chief Steve Leonard said, at this time, it appears that Rodriguez slipped or became tangled in fabric as he was loading an extractor at the plant. He fell into the equipment while it was spinning.